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The sun., 1887-03-27
GAMBLING TOOLSD DESTROYED
MORE THAN &so, 900 WORTH DELrTER1D
UP TO AXE AND FIRE

One.third Or Superintendent MurrAy's sCee-. I
1ectasn-Tws Axes Broken IN ne Wsrk-i
The Result OF Twenty-sevsa hssss
Nearly 500 900 worth Of gambling Apparar
tus is said to have been seized By the police
since Superintendent Murray became the head
Of the department, in June, 1885, and about
one third Of the collection was destroyed In
accordance with law yesterday. The dsstSUyed
apparatus belonged to the gamblers who have
been convicted and the rest will meet with the
same fate when It's owners are found guilty
and II has been condemned BY the courts.
What was burned and broken up yesterday
comprised thirty five faro. red-and-black, rou.
lette, and poker tables, with layouts to match,
which included 10000 checks and many hum
dred packs OF cards. and almost every other
kind OF gambling implement, in addition to
two score OF blackboards and over O truck load
OF pool tickets. Some Of the tables and layouts
we're very expensive. One roulette wheel cost
lii eoliestion "a as ae Whole 4d not ioot Worth any.
thing like the figure the police PIT on r. The
+ .ss
once %sre ths scene sen q Se SatSs and
burping ,supertntendent Murray lsd the ,;y Nay
spons s% 81 y A. @ sn9 rsS shs
four Police Commissioners, Aldermenio Presl-
dsn 1dsS Asstsnt by fresdent
Colgate Of Anthony Comstocks sooiety. D. J.
Whitney, Col. Murphy. and several Aldermen
and other local statesmen
As the law provides. that gambling imple-
ments condemned. following the conyiclQn
sha5 II poss e snd n.
Murray Initiated the destruction BY himself
| smashing q rouge-et-noir table with an axe,
which he & then hsnded oyer " t. the nearest Of haf
who had been detailed for the purpose. They
| Policemen Quinlan and Docherty doing most
| Of the work, and the first named breaking two
axes In the procese, and at the end of thst time
| there were several cords Of kindling wood,
| which will be utilized in making hres ct the
| Central office next winter.
| Of public. characters descended to the base-
ment and saw bushel after bushel Of cbips,
| playing cards. and pool tickets shovelled Into
| the three great furnaces and burned. The
chips. being made OF composition, caused
smell which rendered the Central once
scarcely habitable all the rest OF the day. Long
tAtors had grown tired and departed.
come Of twenty-seyen raids on gambling
| houses which have been made In buperin-
| tendent Murray lneumbency. In each case
| the evidence was collected BY detective James
| q. Cooper, Jr..a relative Of the novelist. and
Detectives Collins and McCord Of the Super.
| intendent's staff. Ninety-four prisoners were
| collared at these raids and $306955 In cash
| was seized.
| 1888 $108,00 worth Of stuff was destroyed, but
that was collection OF about score OF yesrA
The sun., 1887-03-27

q synonymous terms In the British constitution
The Inequalities of municipal taxation In Lon.
don doubtless exceed those OF any other quar-.
ter OF tho globe. The Marquis owns considcr7l.
ble land In tho city. and lie has looked after 4,
IN legislation us kecnly as II any impairment
Of his income would iscnd him on the parish
In his appointment Of Commissioners. com.
mittcemen. experts, and investeAtors. he has
exercised tho sumo thrift and kept u steady
ose on his private interests.
WithinR few years he hRs changed considcra-
bly, In apponrnnce. He looks more like Shake
spcares Alderman than like typical aristo.
crnt Of the Cecil stock. HIs cropped beard Is
often in need Of trimming. bis dress is often in
ncsd ] OF valet. valet He spends md little money ON his
. henith has caused him to grow very iat. and
Il .eyos. nre often dull and sleepy. But his
ina - as as acute & as II WIS WIS twenty years ago,
iiSTs iiSTs e 6is idea Il M dignity q ,he upper
Ha has no colleagues except nrmadiiios and
Mthea nes se gf sns
may soiaSs himself Win the reiisction that a. a
though Sir Stafford EortllcOte was taken to tho
splaeed a. leader Of the Honse 70 9ratiiy the
@ ssa ds q Lor asf sss5aEhs dne by s9 sa
Shcr By sIisna1Gn alien B%s these threeior
ry ss esbms Hssu s.soay 'fs mSrs Ss
Str aiadstono In t6e eT LIBERAL i pary WHAT WHAT Is
GHdstSnss aatr is the
strength, and nntlinehing courage will always
sTsSs In psEty RI RaS'Sn8so np
have hoped from, Lord Sails sbury's presumed
sdisposition 20 maintain the imperial prestige
S9 ns ;ha hssS xS pse
ring between fHssin and Turkey which
that. when It cor Comes, win Compel ENGLAND to
Vii @ peSp Ans ssns Rss
fssS sss rss ma tie ssss
awakened Into sympathizingw with them, Be-
fore war can be safely undertaken. local gov
mlni;ipa! sdministration, must be provided:
irom Mr.. Gladstone about Wnr. The, dismal
failures Of the British expeditions In the East
ES yyd " n ,b the nd i9p Tory
wi When % Lord Salisbury said the other day that
; Continent he believed peace to be assured, he
spoke resolve. moro thar, ,osnyiction. When he
ssS saa in he ho %
sality Of the only war he intends to conduct or
% participate III. When hu added that concili-
ltion only adds to disorder. he meant to inti-
mate to all concerned that he had u majority
or coercion. When he spoke Of remedial
hat while war. is determined upon. the
promised Land bill must wait awhile. Hartfng-
But the ono is not prepared to surrender an
acre Of his estates in Ireland, nor the other to
pay. shilling to bny out the Irish landlords.
Both are ready to bayonet Ireland, and Sails
curry will do II for them without hinching
The sun., 1887-03-27
CROW SHOOTING.
The Birds Not Being ss Vigorous Flyers rs
PI9eOns nre Easily Killed.

The Southsdc Gun Club of Newark met yes
eroon Il; their hide shooting box in Subbe field a.
the edge OF the newark meadows and prepared open
twenty i've champagne baskcts which were piled up
against the fidc of the house Each basket contained
dozen full grown crows and each bird WAS croakins
snothsred protect against the close confinement Tho
subscribed for by the members Of the club
and procured from the professional crow trappers
on the Dswar s,vsT 4. fsrasy Vile was the ssscpd
members were on hand with their suns. while an audi
snce Of nearly Que hundred men snd boys to
attacked hs captor with beak and claws hut was uh
tremendously thrust into an ordinary pigeon trap.
,l., apa mYmsnt Later was !ibsra,ed =. The % word
pigeons aud we're easily knock ed with the t bar
rel By almost all oi the we'll trained trap shooters be
longing 70 the ciuh. They generally Tapped laziy
along foot above The familiar .6oknk corn stub
bic and turned heavily away toward the brown mead
eyonl only u b. hoMn 20 rag. Iy the far
moved by desire % s.oek the Nesark me.aows with
only cns ssd a. slsIsr nisssd only two.
The sun., 1887-03-27
VAS 1T FOR BLACKMlILe
A Well.tO-do Planter Prosecuted - Charge
of Assaultlug his Little Niece.


COLUMBIA. March 26.-The trial OF John
Harvey Neeey. the well-to-do planter Of Ches-
ter, &. c., who was prosecuted for attempting
an assault upon the four-year-old daughter Of
George Is. Moseley. his brother-in law, was be-
gun yesterday In the Court OF General Sessions
In Chester. Great interest was manifested In
the trial. and the Court House was crowded
with excited people. Two physicians testified
.hs sy hsss as ts as Gha p might s
dSced dS II. E's Tho a' mosRsr o testified @ That That
mt f e h2 seS ehS s heard he
child screaming, and, going 70 its assistance,
asked what was tho matter: The child replied
said. I reckon not" and took the child with
her TO the, Kitchen, 1t Itc2ntinurd crying, and
repeated the remark ,unce John has sr hurt
fast and then left. The CRYING OF the chllo led
hs hd Ses ns hs Stand
and donIe,i the rharEo In the most cmphntc
terms. When asked the, direct question rs to
hs hand to to i'" h"avsp S and SAID iIis own
Testimony, was the only materivl evidence
given in his favor
erable length upon the medical testimony as to
child and to the absence Of amy conceivable
by the defendant The counsel for tho State
asserted that the injury 10 the child was pro-
either BY the StnSr or the
The case was given, y, the Jury last night, and
n"fs ssuty Hf fhs @ tie tosmny
lieved, perpetrale,t the outrage upon the child
their brother -ln-law for black mailing purposes.
This, 1t IL said. Is the view the Jury took.
The sun., 1887-03-27
II. Last Week OF Americas Opera.

The National Opera Company tomorrow
evening upon the NTH and last week of their
the Metropolitan Opera House Tho sale Of
for the NTH performance OF "kero" tom0rr0w night y
very large and this splendid production has unqussiou
ably made hit The last performance Of the opera for
this In New York viii be the closing matinee OF
the season next Saturday. On Wednesday Martha"
which capitaly given at the matinee yesterday
win be given and will be preceded by ballet srranssd
IN which ths four principal dauceIs Niles Giuri Pc Gil
evening De3ess beautiful ballet sylvia will be seen
ins vii bc S ~ ais rbsedpsa ~ s ma ahr
uamaEsno The snlI.t 9ss been since Last
ceeded by MAsss's "GalAteA"
.,.I,. on nSn1sy Ap5 the SatonA Opera c9pmpsny
n. and WIN include season Of three weeks attbe grand
which substantial guarantee has been given By promi
The tour Are Albany. syracuse cIsyesnd coiunbuS g..
Peoria ,mahn, ban Francisco 10. angelica Denvsf.
The sun., 1887-03-27
sUALIIAN TRIES HIs BROKEN Arm
It IL - Coed ~ Ever, anA He Astenishsa
1ens Ysan0 Mes ~ His Hitting Power.

It h - Coed ~ Ever, snA He Astenishss
sens Yssno Aen ~ His Hitting Power.
Sullivan tried his broken arm yesterday.
and found that It was about as good rs ever
Some time ago he promised several athletical-
ly-inclined young gentlemen 70 show them how
hard he could hit. and yesterday he fulfilled his
promise. With Pat Sheedy and the young men
he visited an uptown riding academy. A Rugby
football Was suspended from . beam by thick
rope. and Sullivan stripped for work.
After donnins Q pair OF thin kid gloves. he
lot drive with his left. The ball Aew away. and
bit the ceiling with bang. Then he struck IT
the wooden ceiling cracking away like a re-
...TIaY 1t with your right hand" some one sus-
sullivan waited q moment for the ball to
swing steadily. and then he made dart Tor II;
Ne siTeak as Esnt esililERIsxaTd lEIss 4. |, TpIi
With right and left alternately and with slmoyt
rns bs The nrse rese the
sullivan win start on bis sparrtng tour this
week, beginninE Tomorrow night at Cron-
hsim's Thestre In Hoboksn.
The sun., 1887-03-27

Total .SlS<, ,3sjs8 el20UTSi8 NS,SiO.7O

A statement made to him by his bookkeeper
after he left Office showed tho profits which he
should have received to have been: For 1852.
so; 1883, $37 $780, 1884, $S7 80; total,
$109,S50. The bookkeeper charged him with
campaign expenses in 1881, $S,353.S2. There
were charges for Legislative expenses, which he
explained to mean money expended by him in
going to Albany to defeat legislation injurious
to his Office. Counsel discovered an entry OF
$5.41S.sl due to Albert Daggett This the Wit
ness. explained was an indebtedness he had
Sheriff and tie witness Under Sheriff. fhe TN
der Sheriff was required 70. pay the executive
rSxed from pasSsts. made up the % above % item. M
posi p selling selling On 3 ,hS @ baShsoq beach course ae
and he had been so advised BY the District At
aans Si s.rs shs
Beach n Association. A $4,000 transaction with
william l., A. ,Engemssn REPRESENTED mS5ey @ bor-
hs wtness lad I from Psa
Bauer, s.r, also. He had paid II nearly all back.
men because they were notorious gamblers or
yiolntors OF the law, but simply because they
ns e a hs 70
gam Ing. He told Anthony Comstock that he
wished somebody would complain against the
To Judge Green-Had been a practising law
yer several years before he entered the
SherinTs Office. ComstOck remained deputy
during witness's torn Of ONCE, and as such
deputy bad the same powers In making ar
rests us the witness had.
John Mitchell i. a, Jra formerly Coroner 4egp,
sasS in kseps hs books % the n
room ranged from 10000 to $50 600 q day. He
never made up q package Of 500. u 900. or any
other specific sum for any individual.
Gen. l. s. Cntlin testified that he was District
Attorney from 1877 to 1884 His attention was
called to gambling. on Coney Island To 1881.
and again In 1883. 1t was not the duty Of the
District Attorney to ferret out crime; that WAS
the duty Of the Commissioner Of Police. Com.
stock had his men down at the Island, and bad
taken general charge OF the alleged gambling
chief assistant S 70 ,feSosnize hin and take
iiorcing. the law: A. thss =. close of his
TO or wsae
that had accumulated under his. administra-
tion, and possibly some which had been turned
over to him by his predecessor. Every case in
which Mr.. COmstock or his men were Interested
as complaining witnesses. he ordered to be
turned over to bis successor. He was surprised
to learn later that some Of these very eases
had been dismissed. Any such were dismissed
pool cases were dismissed, The witness had q
and Paul Bauer, but no professional relations.
Battersby used to be school teacher. and the
witness had no doubt he was now a Sunday
school teacher down on Coley Island.
The sun., 1887-03-27
BISMARCK's IRON HAND.
He will Bear Down Heavily UDsa Aisace-
Lorraine-Krupp aad the Newspapers.

He will Bea1 Down Heavily UDsa Aisace.
Lorrsine-Krupp aad the NewspaPers.
BERLIN, March 8.-Although the Inter
haus will probably pass the Eccle siasticsl bill.
1t Is certain that the debate will disclose great
discomfort among the National Liberals over
the extent Of the concessions Many Conserve
tives are equally dissatisfied. Herr Struck
mann, Q National Liberal. gives expression
to the feeling Of his party by declaring that he
has no confidence In the pacific disposition Of
the Bishops, and that too many concessiOns
have already been made to the Catholic Church.
The Liberal papers deplore tho bill as reac-
tiOnRry step that adds greater strength TO the
Papal power within and without Germany.
The Government papers praise bismArcks
action. but all sides doubt that tho peace COM
pact with the Church will be long maintained.
Bismarck's scheme to remodel the ddminfs-
tratton OF Alsacs-l Lorraine will be presented In
the Bundesrath next week. He proposes that
the existing LandesaisschuSs be deprived OF
legislative power; that the laws OF Germany
be applicable In. their entirety to the Reichs:
land; that special local laws be abroRsted. and
that the Stattholter be IN direct AND absolute
Catholic papsrs comment With anger upon
WorEmen to read two local Catholic news
papers, Hesays he considers the papers dan
gerous to peaceful relations between employers
pioyees living In Ills dwellings from either
keeping on hand or reading them.
The sun., 1887-03-27
LAWYER xE4nNEr AND $4,000 GONE
He Made an Assignment TO . Bricklayer 6
Week Age, diving 0S1 $50 Prefere.ess.

"Sok Ago, 01Sln8 ~DSseOV freber0oeoss
James Kearney. lawyer, recently Of the
firm Of Thain & Kearney. at II Pine street. has
not been heard from since his partner. Mr..
Alexander Than. said publicly that he had abb
seconded with large sum Of money. The
amountDhas not been definitely ascertained.
but 1t has apparently been increasing rapidly,
for. while on Friday it was put at $4,000. yes-
terday Mr.. Thain said that he thought 1t was
nearer 10000. OF this. Mr.. Thain says. nearly
$4,000 belonged to him personally.
Kearney is an Irishman. and about 80 years
old. He lived in fiat at 334 East Eighty-sixth
school teacher: Koarney and Nj. THAN were
ieloy law students twelve years ago He was
yenrs and was taken into partnership because
ot the ability he displayed. He had charge OF
tine finances of the firm.
gIcious Of his partner Then he noticed some
an In S sssd
Ia layer q 4ii East. Tghty.aith street. with With
preferences ~ for s27,s5o and since then Mr..
MI. Thaip says that, as far as he knew, Rear
e y hsa mi .ns 9aS q
Mrs. Margaret Foster. tpon Mr. Thain's repre-
sentati9ns Judge Van Ernt appointed KeaTnsy
NJ Roche and others. Kearney was ordered
n trust company, and II was only to be drawn
against upon the consent OF the attorneys. In
stead. after selling certain property for which
posted this money in his own name. When
Mrs Fosters attorneys made demand upon
him he could not pay 1t. This precipitated his
failure.
Mr. Thnin wrote to Judge Van Brunt yester-
day. promising to try all in his power to get
back the $4,000 that came into ,Kearney 3
hands as referee. Kearney could not be
found by Sun reporter yesterday. His
friends deny that he has absconded' and say
1t is question rs to who will be the losers in
the Foster case. the purchasers Of the property
or Mrs Foster The former are Vim. Westley
and the Empire Bottling Company. The
$4,000 was a lfttlo moro than 10 per cent Of
the purchasing price,
The sun., 1887-03-27
MIR, mAxx1xs.s SUCCESSOR.
FasreApia's Selection Regarded as Settled
AspIrants Tor Fairehlld's Place.

EalrehVid's Selection Regarded 0s Settled
AspIrants for FaIrehlld's Place.
WAsH1soroN, March 26.--It ia now regard
ed as settled that Assistant Secretary Fairchild
will succeed Mr.. Manning as Secretary OF the
Treasury, and that his appointment will be
officially announced the latter part Of next
week. Solicitor McCue and Comptroller May
nard are spoken Of as possible successors Of
Mr. Fairchild as Assistant Secretary. Mr. Nc
Cue, however. is said to prefer the new Circuit
Judgcship in New York city, and Mr.. Maynard
is understood to prefer his present office. In
the event that Corporation Counsel Lacombe
ship IL is believed that Mr.. McCue would accept
VA MRfAams ad 6e csrE are aiso
said to he Vspirants to that office.
rreasnrekrship.' r1k % Mr. JortlSn's resignation has
not yet been accepted. and while he requested
the President to relieve him OF the dutt8s and
Responsibilities of the office about the Sd Of
April, It is thought he would consent to retain
the office while longer II the President 30 de-
sired. The chances are. however. that the
President will be able to select bis success9r
tho ssooe
Treasurer from the West.
Of New York. liked the Compensation at $1,000
per lannum, but NO provision for it's payment
WAS made In any Of the regular appropriation
bills. Tho new appointee will, therefore, have
to look to Congress to sunply the on Somnission IN
The sun., 1887-03-27
MARRIED IN THE TOMBS.
Pretty Edith Oslesby's Betrsyer Makes Her
his wife Rather than Go to Jall.

BOSTON, March 26.-A marriage in the
Tombs this morning was the result Of scan
dnlous scrape in which Harvard student be-
came involved. Miss Edith Oglesby. q bright
pretty girl. member OF q wealthy Cali
fornia family. who came here to study
music few months ago in the new
England Conservatory OF Music. was the bride.
Charles Tite0mb. also OF California, son OF a
State SENATOR and Of high social position. was
the groom. The story Of tho young woman is
that TitcoDibto took her sleigh riding one day In
January. They stopped at well-known
road house in the suburbs and Miss Oglesby
drank a glass Of wine with the vounR man.
She asserts that she knew nothing moro until
she found herself occupying a room With Tit
comb and realized that he had assaulted her,
She wrote to her parents sOon afterwArd, and
tho result was charge Of rape against Tit
comb who WAS arrested. He was givbn to I'M
derstand that he could compromise the case
by marrying the girl, and he consented to do
SO. The ceremony WAS accordingly performed
q. the Tombs to-day by Major Jones.
ceremony that he irnesed the Wine he gave TO
the young lady. The couple will not i've to-
woman offered to agree that neither she nor
clined to take advantage OF the Offer
The sun., 1887-03-27
A DOC1OR's LAST SPREE.
He 0urvlveA Beias THROWN Oat Of . VIA
dew snly to bo Killed ON n Railroad.

He SurviveA Bei.s Thrown Oat Of Win.
dow only to be Killed ON n Railroad.
WILMINGTON, Del, March 26.-At about
O'Clock Thursday morning DR.. e. G. Pratt Of
Centreville, Nd, on the eastern shore. was
found lying alongside the railroad track In
Townsend. Del. thirty-fve miles from his
homo. He WAS unconscious, and his right
hand was crushed out Of all shape, probably
by passing train. He was picked up. placed
on train, and taken 70 the almshouss = near "a
consciousness. The body was taken home.
Pratt was about 40 years Of age and stood 8
He drove i to Middistown on on "Wednesday and
left his team at hotel. He had been drinking
and Kept hts spree mp With much yieor. He
the town aimlessly, finally starting down the
railroad toward Townsend, four miles distant.
There, 1t is supposed. he was struck by the
Norfolk express
About year ago Pratt. while on a spree in
Centrcyille, Iuarrelled with some cronies In the
second story Of a building, and wns thrown
through q window into tho street. and left for
dead. There he lay all night. being found at
at the point of death. but he finally recovered.
although he was afterward considered some-
what demented. His assailants on that occa-
sion were never punished.
The sun., 1887-03-27
FOUND HIM IN JAZZ.
A Murderer Betrays Himseif ~ Gssne Tat.
the G,ArAAeuee Bussaess.


CHICAGO, March 26.--On July 10, 1881, In
nausrei wI'cn oecu,u ,,,.,,, o. .ouns % Aneroa, .@ @
Cass county. Ind, William A. Green shot and
killed Euos Brunsbaugh. making his escape
,,,,,h tho oss,,.A.aa -, h,s hrothor A n aroar
WIN Wv aseis."hceV, v, n's v'os'o,, ~ ~ , o.eo
Although the local authorities made o thorough
search no cluc To his whereabouts was OH
ts,,..a =, ,na. ,,,,,ora, nnvayar that ha wcs
saf'eu. III WIS pe.,eNe'' nv"esoi' .n"' 10 ~ " 10 no
y,mewhcre out West. and citizens VI Cass
countv assertod TINT be was seen In Arkan
u. 900, 81 A.. ~. a., J",,,.r,, 400,
IN 1855 ana IN Iexas IN January 1901.
In January last Miss Luella Mabbitt, the
ewec,bcnrt of A q Green disappe.red. few
o"e..'eV 's,' u a. " ,SI a., a. ws...,
weeks ago her pouy was iouhu IN the Wauash
River near Lafayette, Ind, and FULLY identified
pai;avin., th Mt aba Ind heep r,,,r,,ered Inv ber
, ~ ,,,' ,.". guy .a1 49, ..,,.s -,
lover, the Ilnker1on agency WIS ehiied upon 10
endeavor to find tho Green brothers, md
the trail. Hc flrrt found the mother
to Ohio but discovered abe was NOT in com.
munication with her relatives. He thcn visited
some, relatives In Kentucky, ,and whilo there
got on the track, but found that w. 3. Green
had left Denison. Tho next clue led him to
Chnutauqua county, Kansas. This was about
five or six days vgQ..
Ton days ngo Mrs. William j.. Gallagher,
whose husband Ia now In the penitentiary at
Joliet, received u letter purporting to come
The sun., 1887-03-27
BUs1sEss ON TIE DUFFY PLAN
THs Debts 6elons to Mikes wife, bst Mike
w - /, Rus all the Money.

o Cor,o +;n,o- ,,o fho NfotoI Monufoo+ur;nr-
Company obtained heavy Judgment against
Mary Duffy. the wife of ex-Alderman Michael
Duffy, the informer OF Duf1yville. She was ex-
,mined in supplementary proceedings yester-
i.y In tho Surname Court Nre DufYv said
"s ~ 'ne oupteine ooui'' IAis. Sun, Duny eaiu
hat her possessions were small. although she
,ad been conducting tho business assigned to
,.r h, hor hubbard Sbo bod drow, .,I nonoy
aer py her husband. one mao u,'"n an money
nom the oank anu nau gwen al OF IL 10 Mike
in exchange for checks that he had given her.
The checks. however. were valueless.
~ IN A1 n.iAo u"as m isssooo o"'oiin ..e o,oN.
bounded by Seventy-ninth and Etghteth
s.ree.s ano iIs. asenae venue anu Avenue % A. Jonas @
- "tS...Ss Ss s.I,.- v,Lms -.
oreus on tnousdhus oI uoiiars. WnHe these
SNe -, -. - -
derman moved 10 Harlem from the seventh
ward Tjhhv than refnsed fo adyance anv
-a,> ,n,o,, nv, T,,C- ,,;,h t-ovhI, ho.,,na